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Caylee's Disappearance: A Timeline

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Tribune research by Michael Messano

Published: December 11, 2008

Caylee Marie Anthony

July 15 – Casey Anthony, the mother of 2-year-old Caylee, tells the Orange County Sheriff's Office that her daughter has been missing since June 9.

July 17 – Anthony is arrested on charges of child neglect and criminal obstruction after investigators find the mother has lied to them numerous times.

July 22 – A judge sets bail at $500,000 for Anthony after learning that evidence of possible human decomposition was found in her car.

July 31 – Anthony's mother, Cindy, interviewed on NBC's "Today Show," says that "pieces of the puzzle" are coming together regarding Caylee's disappearance, but declines to elaborate.

Aug. 5 – Casey Anthony is officially charged by the state with child neglect, a third-degree felony, filing a false statement and obstructing the investigation.

Aug. 20 – A bondsman posts Anthony's $500,000 bail, and she is released from jail the next day.

Aug. 26 – Hundreds of documents released by prosecutors depict Anthony as an unbalanced person who wanted to give Caylee up for adoption before she was born. The documents also reveal that Anthony's mother, Cindy, told one of Anthony's friends her daughter was a "sociopath" and that he should stop talking to her.

Aug. 29 – Anthony is re-arrested on charges unrelated to Caylee's disappearance. She is charged with uttering a forged instrument, fraudulent use of personal information and petty theft.

Sept. 1 – The Orange County Sheriff's Office confirms that a decomposing body had been in the trunk of Casey's car and that hair found therein belonged to Caylee.

Sept. 2 – A deal offering limited immunity in exchange for anything Anthony knows about her daughter's disappearance expires.

Sept. 5 – Anthony is again released from jail on bond.

Sept. 11 - Prosecutors file 10 additional charges of theft and check forgery against Anthony. She turns herself in on Sept. 15 and is released the next day on bond.

Oct. 14 – Anthony is indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to investigators about the disappearance of her daughter. She is held without bail.

Nov. 13 – A plastic bag containing toys and bones is found in an Orlando lake, but it is determined there is no connection to Caylee.

Dec. 5 – The Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office reports it will not seek the death penalty against Anthony.

Dec. 11 – A utility worker finds the skeletal remains of a small child less than a half-mile from where Caylee lived. It is unknown whether they are those of Caylee. Earlier in the day, a judge postpones Anthony's murder trial.

Sources: Tribune archives and wires

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